CSPAN3 The Civil War June 18, 2016
This was somehow, this was leaked. It first appeared in a vulgar french issue. It was then translated into english. The letter was used to suggest that jefferson was against washington and was really turning his back on the revolutionary legacy. They also brought up his behavior as governor of virginia, that he had run away from the british. It is always a bizarre charge because the legislature, who were most critical of him ran far ahead of him in escaping richmond and then escaping charlottesville. What always impressed me about jefferson is he stayed long enough to monticello to actually wa...